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Vermont's 4th congressional district

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Vermont's 4th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created in 1803. It was eliminated after the 1850 Census. Its last Congressman was Thomas Bartlett, Jr..

Representatives

Vermont added 4th district in 1803.

Representative Party Years ↑ District Home Note
Martin Chittenden Federalist March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813

From 1813-1821, beginning with the 13th Congress, Vermont elected its US Representatives statewide At-Large

After the 16th Congress, Vermont returned to electing Congressmen from districts

Representative Party Years ↑ District Home Note
Elias Keyes Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Daniel Azro A. Buck Adams-Clay D-R March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Lost Re-election
Ezra Meech Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 Lost Re-election
Benjamin Swift Adams March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 Declined nomination
Heman Allen Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837
Whig March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
John Smith Democratic March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 Lost Re-election
Augustus Young Whig March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Declined nomination
Paul Dillingham, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 Declined nomination
Lucius B. Peck Democratic March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 Retired to run for Governor
Thomas Bartlett, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 Lost Re-election
District eliminated

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present